The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-12-15

III JuulCldEN Ol JilG u ultCu OlutCS
BY Attorney General Miles and responded
to by Judge Bond in an avalanche Of ire.
sistible wit
The United States"-By Mr. Knox Liv.
ingston and responded TO by Hon. l.. +.
YOumans, who had been Notified only five
minutes before he was called upon. The
result was perfect flood of clOqucnCC.
"Thc Circuit Judges" and The Su-
preme Court of the Stately Solicitor
james l.. Orr and responded to by Judge
Hudson and Justice McGOwan
'Thc Bar'-By Geo. w. Croft and rc.
spondcd to by Speaker Simons.
''Thc Other Inferior COurts'-By Gen.
eral lzlar and responded to by Hon. l. G.
McKissick.
1t has been our pleasure to minGlc in
many festive gatherings, but the entertain
mcnt last evening supCraddcd to the Orh-
nary charms Of convivial intercourse at
traclivc features never presented before
We trust that the South Carolina Bar AS
sociation may live to celebrate Il hundred
more ANNIVERSARIES.
First Days Proceedings.
The South Carolina Bar Association con
vCnCd in the Court House last night. Ii
was the third annual meeting, bringing to-
gcthcr number Of gentlemen who fifty
represented the highest intellect and learn
ing of the State
After the usual preliminary matters rs TO
roll call etc, President VIM. II. Parker,
of Abbcvllc, delivered his address on The
Changes in Legislation within this State, in
Other States and in Congress during the
past yea. 1t was an admirable and inter
cSting talk, with Qll that these words sig
nifty, and that the subject was laarncdiy
treated and presented with clcarncs5 ard
force is evidenced by the close attention Of
his hearers
AT the conclusion Of the address, Hon.
joel Prcntiss Bishop was invited to seat
on the rOstrum beside the President.
TIE MEMBERSHIP INCREASED.
The election Of new members being in
orders, the following gentlemen were nom
mated and unanimously elected: +. j.
kcnnrdy, a. n. Rankin, Chesterfield; f.
+. Bomar, Spartanburg; :. y. Blythe,
Grccnvillc; John Gary Evans, Aiken:
George II. Bates, W. II. Keith, t. Il. Rice.
Bnrnwcll; Samuel W. Melton, T.. G..
llHynswor!h, JOS. W. Muiicr C1lumbu
THE GENERAL. COUNCIL.
Tie following gentlemen were elected as
Il General Council, or Standing Committee
or nominations for officers, for the ensuing
year: First District, G. Lamb Buist; Sec,
ond, ID. 5. Henderson; Third, }. +. Rhamc:
Fourth, Knox Livingston; Fifth, John +.
khGit: Sixth, & L. Spencer; Seventh, d.
j. Holmes; Eighth, G. G. Wells.
The report of the Secretary was deferred
until this morning.
Col. }. Z. Marshall, Treasurer, made the
following report: Balance on hand De
Ccmbcr /, 1886, 1921 n, collections since,
$6Sl; total. 81 O025I The disbursements
for the year ending December :. 1881.
were %'Gi G5, leaving Il balance in thc
treasury Of 23i.%9.
Mrssrs. Whitncr, Abncy and Mcdonald
were appointed an auditing COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Publication rrpOrtcd
that they had secured | 900 copies Of Judrr
Thomas VI. Coolvy's address on "Thc in-
1iucncc OF habits of thought upon our in
IN MEMORY OF COLONEL. RION.
Maj. 5. p. Hamilton, Chairman of the
Memorial Committee. read Il tribute TO thr
memory of the late President OF tic Asso
citation, Col. james H. Rion.
Mai. Henry j.. Young, Of Charleston.
Chairman Of the Executive Committee
offered resolutions Of respect lo his memo.
rY. Thcy were unanimously adopted by
the Association.
The Association thea adjourned to mroi
again this morning.
Ih" Association assembled in The Court
House at 10 O'Clock this morning, Prcsi-
dcnl Parker Ill the chair.
Mr. j.. G. WhitnCr, Of Anderson, sub.
mltlCd The report Of the Audnin% Caamit-
leg ON The IrraSurcr8 report. L was
adopird
IN MEMoEIAN
u, -,
Mf' ". I. bchct read an interesting nc
Tl"rA" upon me HE OF thc late J"ha i.
'"''t"' o' NcWnctry. Air. ~. /" l"unA
lc''N II memorial nl the late liCury Eui>l,
Oh NhatlIS'Hn; hy. l.; H. -EclSon read
lt''t"Il"l ., Ti 'he iA'c Richard q. Hohhain,
"' ~, A"D3V'lic;
ne ! EtS'ucnt announced tEc io!i0Wlng
SI''i,'''tli Il, Us E!l''ih'trH on lMhIicalon:
n,i, d. +, iG"St'' 3''iron llJHc George l..
,,D li,'! H. "a Nj 'o''i''h ana ne secretary
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lNIEkl.NFIH" ESSAYS.
Mr.. Edward McCruIv, Jr. rr Charles.
ton, rcaA an essay ON "profc,<iouaI Emoi
umrnts.
He said that the profession in nis S;,to
could not be indifferent to ;hr inrrr,SiM[r
complaints of litgants upon the suhicrt ~
costs. He thought that the whoI, snbir,I
OF compensation should he revised In
some instances there had br,n mrrui .,Iu,,n
in thc matter Of costs between p1Iiv anG
party. lie regarded taxed costs =, iniI.
riOIIs tN tho nrnrr,CiDt, ,uI ,,.,,,., ,; ~